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EPQs: help and tips
Education & Development

EPQs: help and tips

...Education, based on resources created by OU colleagues including Richard Holliman, Trevor Collins, Gareth Davies, Victoria Pearson, Joe Kendall, Penny Green, David Sharp and Sarah Davies. [Astrobiology logo]This article was produced by AstrobiologyOU, a multidisciplinary group at The Open University that is working to understand how, and where, life might be found and to...
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Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...Open University's Black History Month event in October 2021...Burning work until different: human rights and the Windrush fight Open University law graduates Anthony Brown and Leonie Shaw-Brown lead a discussion on their inspirational Windrush campaign. [Unknown title] Transcript Experience v qualifications: reflections from an OU graduate and sports coach Allana...
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AI Hub: an introduction
Digital & Computing

AI Hub: an introduction

...Open University in partnership with Microsoft...Introduction Artificial intelligence is one of the defining technologies of the 21st century. It now underpins many of the systems we use every day: from search engines and recommendation systems to medical diagnostics, climate modelling and creative technologies. As AI continues to transform industries, economies and...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race 2018
Science, Maths & Technology

Golden Globe Ocean Race 2018

...education and collecting research samples for The Open University academics. Follow his journey around the world and check out insights from our OU academics along each step of his journey. Here is Antoine Cousot’s boat in build... [Antoine's old boat] The old boat [Antoine's boat at Falmouth] The new boat Two of our academics in the School of Environment, Earth and...
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Are schools the best place for children to learn?
Education & Development

Are schools the best place for children to learn?

...education seems to be subsumed by processes and structures, dominated by an overemphasis on what might be seen as component parts of any wider goal (e.g. types of behaviour, grades, particular bits of subject knowledge, certain skills, school identity). Consequently, many learners can be disabled by what schools offer and expect. [teacher telling off a chilld] Doing the...
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Start your career with OpenLearn
Education & Development

Start your career with OpenLearn

...education and embarking on a new career can be daunting. If you’re looking for some support, this collection of FREE courses from The Open University is here to give you a helping hand…...OpenLearn is the FREE learning platform of The Open University and this collection of content is designed to help you as you embark on your new career, be that providing some ideas...
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What is the Neurodiversity Hub?
Education & Development

What is the Neurodiversity Hub?

...open to people. Differences in how we think and function in the world can make access to education harder. This is one of the reasons we have developed this hub of resources to help you understand more about the differences in how people think and better understand the impact this has upon their lives. If you are neurodivergent yourself, you will also find a range of...
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About University Ready
Education & Development

About University Ready

...resources from universities in Wales to help you take your first steps into higher education...[Four students sitting at a table smiling] So, you’re heading to university! It’s an exciting prospect, but you’re sure to have questions about what’s in store. That’s why we have pulled together resources from universities in Wales to help make your time in higher...
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